If you wondered how Google protects the data in its data centers the here’s is a cool video released by Google itself. This video contains never seen before every single details of all the security aspects of Google data centers. The video starts with describing physical security measures like restricted barriers, security fencing, video...
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Google plans to introduce its long-awaited service to allow people to upload and store their music collections on the Web and listen to their songs on Android phones or tablets and on computers. The announcement of the new service, a so-called cloud-based music player, will be made on Tuesday at Google I/O, the company’s...
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The lightening fast search is now faster with its latest avatar known as Google Instant. Supported by Chrome v5/6, Firefox v3, Safari v5 for Mac and Internet Explorer v8 Google Instant helps you search faster by displaying the results as you type. The most obvious change is that you get to the right content...
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Millions of people search Google Maps every day. A free listing on Google Maps makes it easy for them to find you. Google Places can be used to create your free listing. When potential customers search Maps for local information, they’ll find your business: your address, hours of operation, even photos of your storefront...
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Google has launched its own URL shortening tool, as the company continues to expand into new services. While not quite as earth shattering as the launch of its own operating system, the unveiling of Goo.gl is an interesting move for the search giant. Link shorteners, such as TinyURL and Bit.ly, allow people to reduce...
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Gmail has long had keyboard shortcuts, though learning them can be difficult. Enter the Gboard, a specialized mini-keyboard for Google’s e-mail service. It debuts this Friday at an asking price of $19.99. The Gboard consists of 19 colored keys set in a standard size numpad-only keyboard. Clicking on any one of these performs that...
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Google Finance now offers streaming news related to the stock market. (Credit: Screenshot by Tom Krazit/CNET) Google has added a few new features in hopes of attracting more users to Google Finance, blending financial stories from Google News right into the mix. Yahoo owns the online financial information market with Yahoo Finance (rated first...
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Google now intends to deliver customized search results even to those searching its site without having signed into a Google account. Google keeps a history of your Web searches for up to 180 days, using what it says is an anonymous cookie in your browser to track your search queries and the results you...
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Google has been actively collecting feedback on Google Wave with an ongoing survey, which was distributed via email, the help center, and Twitter. Today they’ve published the initial findings for public dissection. So far results indicate that users love the concept of Wave, appreciate the collobartion features, and like the extensions, gadgets, and robots....
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